Matt Valeriani

Position:
Distance
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cedar Run, N.J.
High School:
Southern Regional Distance

NCAA FIRST ROUND QUALIFIER • NCAA XC CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER

Personal Records:

XC 8K - 24:16.7 • XC 10K - 30:36.5 • Mile - 4:21.15 • 3,000 - 8:21.02 • 5,000- 14:08.29 • 10,000 - 29.42.25

Senior: Raced at the NCAA National Championships finishing 243rd • Ran a new 10K personal best at the NCAA Southeast Regional in 30:36.5 to finish 51st • Competed in six total meets • Won the Joe Hilton Invitational • Placed 39th at the ACC Championships • Finished 24th in the men's team win at the Virginia Panorama Farms Invitational • Competed in four meets during the track and field seasons • Placed 19th in the 10,000 at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships • Finished fourth in the 5,000 at the UCS Invitational.

Junior: NCAA First Round Qualifier in the 10,000 • Earned a personal best in the 10,000 meters 29:42.25 at the Raleigh Relays to lead the team for the outdoor season • Also raced a personal best in the 5,000 at the Duke Invitational in 14:08.29 • Raced the 5,000 and the 10,000 at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Ran a PR of 4:21.15 in the indoor mile at the Dick Taylor Invitational and a PR of 8:31.09 in the indoor 3,000 at the Mark Colligan Memorial • Also competed at the Hokie Invitational • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore: Ran in every meet except the ACC Cross Country Championships in 2011 • Ran personal bests in the 8K at the Wisconsin Invitational and in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Regional • Placed 55th at the NCAA Regional • Ran the 5,00 during the indoor and outdoor seasons in addition to the 10,000 during the outdoor season • Broke his personal best in the 10,000 at the ACC Outdoor Championships and his PR in the 5,000 at the Raleigh Relays • Ran the 5,000 at the ACC Indoor Championships.

Freshman: Redshirted in the 2010 cross country season • Did not compete in the 2011 indoor season • Ran the 3,000 at the Kent Taylor-Joe Hilton UNC Invitational in 8:33.80 • Also competed in the 5,000 and the 10,000.

Prep: Ended the 2010 indoor track and field season with the ninth-fastest 3200 time in the country at 9:11.55 • Finished fourth at the New Jersey Meet of Champions.

Personal: Majoring in sports administration • Matthew David Valeriani is the son of David and Theresa Valeriani • His father played college football • Born March 8, 1992.